Knowledge amongst adult population regarding vectors of malaria in 21 states of India

Journal of Communicable Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 286-296

  Bhasin, S K ^a   Chaturvedi, S ^a   Sharma, A K ^a   Agarwal, D P ^a  

^a UCMS AND GTB HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALARIA; MALE; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE VECTORS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALARIA; MALE; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0035790521     PISSN: 00195138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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